• Success can look great on paper and still feel empty.
• The hamster wheel is real — and it usually started with fear.
• Growth doesn't have to mean more effort.
• To rewrite the identity, not the to-do list.
• Turn your database into a community.

Erin Bradley is a speaker and business coach, bestselling author, and host of the real estate podcast Pursuing Freedom.

As a mortgage lender, Erin learned the hard way just how hard entrepreneurship and success in sales can be. From flat broke to 6 figures, and then to burnout, Erin and her team have been through it all! Erin operates under the mindset that you never give up, and you never settle, in life or in business. Anything is possible when you have the right mindset, great systems, and an amazing team. Erin is passionate about helping others design their ideal life, then create a business that is a vehicle to support that lifestyle, rather than rob you of it. And she's on a mission to help you believe in, and achieve your biggest dreams!

• Business Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/PursuingFreedomOfficial
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pursuingfreedomofficial/
• LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erin-bradley/

• Happiness & Fulfillment Assessment: https://pursuingfreedom.com/happiness
• Pursuing Freedom Collective: https://pursuingfreedom.com/collective
• Get a copy of Pursuing Freedom on Amazon here.
• Subscribe to the Pursuing Freedom podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or your podcatcher of choice for weekly inspiration and strategies.

• How perseverance (not talent) was Ruben's edge — he decided early to stop quitting.
• How Ruben reverse-engineered a plan around his strengths and chose the luge because it rewarded tenacity and outlasting the quitters.
• The power of mentorship as a true "shortcut": borrow someone else's belief, follow their proven path, and stop arguing logical reasons you can't do it.
• Proximity + authenticity win: your energy is the currency, and habits change in the right rooms.
• … and much more!

Ruben Gonzalez is a common man who achieved extraordinary things. He wasn't a gifted athlete. In school he was always the last kid picked to play sports. He didn't take up the sport of luge until he was 21. Four years and a few broken bones later, Ruben was competing in the Calgary Winter Olympics. When he competed at the Vancouver Olympics at the age of 47, Ruben became the first person to ever compete in four Winter Olympics each in a different decade. Since 2002 Ruben has spoken for over 100 of the Fortune 500 companies. He's considered one of the top motivational and inspirational speakers in America. His bestselling books have sold over 300,000 copies and have been translated to over 10 languages. His incredible story takes people's excuses away and fills them with the belief and inspiration to face their challenges and fight for their goals and dreams. People buy into what Ruben teaches because they can relate to him.

• Website: TheLugeMan.com
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruben-gonzalez-olympian/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thelugeman

• Success Principles Coaching: RubenU.com
• Ruben's latest book: TheShortcutBook.com
• Pursuing Freedom Podcast interview with Damon Lembi

• Why 2026 is a "new beginning" year
• Before you add more… subtract first: the breakthrough lesson that changed everything
• How consistent activity tends to create results in about 90 days, regardless of season
• Freedom is built through systems + support
• How the biggest leaps (hiring, investing, visibility, grief seasons) were done while scared — and still worked

Erin Bradley is a speaker and business coach, bestselling author, and host of the real estate podcast Pursuing Freedom.

As a mortgage lender, Erin learned the hard way just how hard entrepreneurship and success in sales can be. From flat broke to 6 figures, and then to burnout, Erin and her team have been through it all! Erin operates under the mindset that you never give up, and you never settle, in life or in business. Anything is possible when you have the right mindset, great systems, and an amazing team. Erin is passionate about helping others design their ideal life, then create a business that is a vehicle to support that lifestyle, rather than rob you of it. And she's on a mission to help you believe in, and achieve your biggest dreams!

• Business Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/PursuingFreedomOfficial
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pursuingfreedomofficial/
• LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erin-bradley/

• Get a copy of Pursuing Freedom on Amazon here.
• Subscribe to the Pursuing Freedom podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or your podcatcher of choice for weekly inspiration and strategies.